Hair drier



June 13, 1,933. w, R, MQRTQN {il- AL l 1,913,608 n HAIR DRIER Filed May 19, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ams Jun 13, 1933.

W. R. MORTON ET AL HAIR DRIER Filed May 11.9,L 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 abbomwg Patented June 13, 1933 WALTER RfMoa'roN AND FRANK c. WILLIAMS, or AxRoN, omo

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Application led May 19,

y This invention relates to hair drying devices, and more particularly to a drier which is adapted to use heated air.

An object of this invention is to provide 7a hair drying systemof relatively simple oonstruction which maybe readily installed in a hair shampooingestablishment, which is so constructed that none of the fumes emanating from the drier will be discharged into the room. Another object of this invention is to pro` vide in a drier of this kind means whereby a drying hood may be adjustably supported so that a person may sit in a chair or the like in front 'of the device in such a position that only the head of the person is enveloped by the drying hood.

A further object of thisinvention is to provide ina hood construction means whereby the heated air will be projected against the hair and head of the person so as tothorough-v ly dry all of the hair which isdisposed within the dryin hood. I Q

A still urther object of this invention is to provide in av device' of this kind means by which the heated air may be used over again,

the s stem including vcirculating meansy Where y the .cooled air is" drawn through'the Vsystem from the dryin hood and the heated air is projected'into t e drying hood from which point the heated airis drawn backmto the system.

Still another objectiof this invention isto" provide a system of this kind by means of v which any desired number of drying hoods may be interposedin the systemand ,any one or all of the hoods used at' the Sametime.

The 'aboveI and various other objects andV advantages of this inventionwill in part be'l` described v in and in partbe understood from` the.y following detailed description of theI present preferred embodiment, the samepbe- `ing illustrated. in thea'e'companying draw-` ings, wherein'zy l" y Figure 1 is a fragmentary detail perspecl tive view of a device *constructed accordingto the preferredembodiment of this invention, and 4 l f Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertimain outlets 17. A short conduit .19 is connected to `Vand is adapted `to` deflect u DRIER 1931. 'serial No. 538,513.

cal sectional view taken through'one of the drying hood members. t

` Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10 designates generally a heater casing which has disposed therein, heater coils 11 which may be heated in `any conventional way, but in the present construction, the heater coils 11 are heated through the medium of a gas line 12 Whichis connectedto a lsuitable source ofgas supply and extends through an opening 13 in the housing or casing 10. The pper kportion or top of' the casing 10 is preferablytapered, as at 14, andv a conduit 15 of elongated construction is connected to the upper portion 1401i' the housing.

y10 by means of an elbow or connecting memdesired points aboutthe room and 4is provided v with. a plurality `of p outlets 17 and pairs of outlets' 18 disposed onk opposite sides of the length of pipe or theA .outletv 17 and in like manner, short lets 18.`

housing 14 by means o f a tapering or diverging connecting inember L 22 vWithinwhich'` a fan 23 is mounted, this `i"an`23 being adapted to `drawair"through the'return pipe line 21 N and force'theair through the coils 11 and up' the, conduit 15` iny lengths offpipe 20 are vconnectedto the outy .A return conduit 21gi`s connected to the wardly through the housing 10 and into the t 'i` hot airponduit 15 `y An'upwardly curved de`-' the housing 10" lector 24`is'disposed within v r f y Wardlythe air f forced into' the housing ,10'

the side-wallsof the motor housing 22g` i t y, vmeansfofthe4 'draft fan 23. "A door 25 is hinged to one 0f 'pipe `connectionll27`which is adapted to.,tele'` scope the" pipe connection 19, i this linlet pipev 27 slidably engagingthe'pipe 19. A weight "or balancing'lnember 28, which has a flexible .member 29 connected thereto and which'is i trained over` a pulley 30,is connected at the pip d ite endto the hood H and is adapted to the in ividual and in like manner, an upperfront wall member extends downwardly from the upper edge of the hood H and is pro vided with a curved lower edge portion 36. 99 An outlet pi connection 37 is connected to the lower en or bottom of the hood H and extends rearwardly therefrom so that an individual-may be seated or disposed in a convenient manner so as -to permit the vhead to be projected into'the interior of the hood H. A vertically disposed pipe 38 is connected to the rearwardly or angularly, disposed outlet pipe 37 and this vertical pipe 38 slidably engages or telescopes a. ipe 39 which is conn at one end toht e return conduit 21.

The inlet pipe 27 is provided with a'udamper 40 sothat the hot airApassing downwardly therethrough and into the .hood H may be regulated and in like manner, connecof air assin'g into the hood H at each side thereo may be properly regulated. A main volume damper 42 is, disposed within the hot air pi or conduit 15 intermediate the outlets 17 an 18 and thehousing 10, so that the deaired volume of air passing through the hot air conduit 15 may be properly regulated. v

Atop shield or detlector 43 is disposed within the hood H adjacent the upper forward edge thereof, this shield 43 being of arcuate or curved construction so as to ro- ]'ect the air onto the hairrof the indivi ual ad'aoent the forehead. A rear detlector 44 is liingedly 'mounted at its upper edge by means of members 45 to the rear wall of the hood this rear delector 44 being of arcuate construction so as `to project the heated ai;` against the lower endsof the hair: at the back of the head.

A toothed rack 46 is hingedly secured at its inner end 47 to the deilector l44 and-this rack 46 extends outwardly of the hood at the rear thereof, the teeth of the rack being I *5 to the atmosphere so as to permit the disthis hood H in vertically adjusted posi-` has one face thereof partially open, as f the i tions 31l on each side of the hoodllgeare pro-v vided withdampers41 so that the quantity adapted to engage the wall of the hood H for f i,eiaeos charge of :fumes or excess air at a point remote from the housing 10.

' A back draft trap 49 is interposed in the outlet pipe 48this trap 49 being of conventional construction so that no fumes from the 7 outside will be vpermitted to ass into the housing 10. A conventional amper 50 is 'disposed within the outlet pipe 48. The housing \9r casing -10 may also be provided with a hinged door 51 so as to permit clean- 75 ing or the like of the housing.

In the operation of this device, the heating unit or member 12 may be set inoperationso as to heat water or the like disposed within the heating coil 11. If desired, this heating coil 11 may-be connected to any other desired heating unit, in which case the pipe connection 12 may be vdispensed with. When the coilll is heated,`the fanlmotor 23 may be started so as to start the circulationof air 35 within the system. The fan motor`23 will force air upwardly through the .housing 10 and into the hot air conduit 15. The hot air in the conduit 15 will pass downwardly through the outlet pipe connections 19 and 20 90 and intthe hood H. y After passing through the hair and about thehead of the individual whose head is disposed within the hood H, the air which will then be cooled to some .eX- tent, will pass outwardl of the hood H 95 through the outlet pipe 3 and back into the casing 10 through the return conduit 21.

Any number of hoods H maybe connected to the hot air pipe 1 5 and any one or all of the hoods used at the sme time.

It is, of course, understood that various changes and modifications may be made in the detalls of construction and design of the above specificallyc described embodiment of this inventi'ouwithout'departing from the 105 spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the fol-` lowing claims. p'

1.l A hair drier of the character described com risingan air heating member, a hot air con uit connected to said member, a cold air' conduit connected to said member, means for forcing air from said cold air conduit through said member to'said hot air conduit, a han' drying hood, slidable connectin means connectln'g said hood with said cold "air conduit, slidable connecting means connecting the top of said hood with said hot air conduit, and slidable'connecting meansl connecting each-side of said hood with said hot air conduit.

2. A hair drier of the character described comprising an air heatin member, a hot air conduit connected to said member, a cold air conduit connected to said'member, means for forcing air from said cold air conduit through said member and "into said hot air f7conduit, a hair drying hood, telescoping pipe sections connecting the lower portion of said 13 hood with said cold air conduit, telescopin pipe sections connecting the top of said with said hot air conduit, a damper in said latter pipe sections whereby to control the hot. air entering the hood at the top thereof,

telescoping pipe sections connecting said hot air conduit with each side of said hood, and dampers disposed within said latter pipe connections whereby to permit control of the hot air entering the sides of said hood.

3. A hair drier of the character described comprising a heating member, a hot air conduit connected to said member, al cold air conduit connected to said member, a hair drying member, slidable connecting means connecting 'said hair drying member with each of said conduits, deiiecting means disposed within said hair drying member whereby to defiect the hot air against predetermined points on the head of an individual disposed within said hair drying member, and means for adjustably mounting said de- Hectingmeans within said hood.

4f A hair drier of the character described comprising a heating member, a hot air conduit connected to said member, a'cold air our signatures.

conduit connected to said member, a hair drying hood, conn'ting means connecting said hood with each of said conduits, an upper deiiector disposed within said hood, a

rear deiiector, means for hingedly mountg said rear defiector within said hood, and

justable means engaging said rear deflector p and extending outwardly of the hood.

5. A hair drier of the character described comprising a heating member, a hot air conduit connected to said member, a cold air conduit connected to said member, a drying hood, slidable connecting means connecting the top of the hood with the .hot air conduit, slidable connecting means connecting the bottom of the hood with the cold air conduit, means for directing hot air through the si es of the hood, and adjustable means enga n the hood whereby to hold said hood 1n gtiertically adjusted position.

6. A hair drier of the character-described comprising a casing, air heating means disposed within the casing, a hot air conduit con-f nected to the upper portion of said casing, a cold air conduit connected to the lower portion of said casing, a fume discharging conduit connected tothe casing, a hair drying hood, slidable connecting means connecting the top of the hood with the hot air conduit, slidable connecting means connecting the bottom of the hood with the cold air conduit, and connecting means connecting the .sides ofthe hood with said hot air conduit.

In testimony whereof we hereunto' aiix WALTER R. MoRToN. FRANK c. WILLIAMS. 

